In The Pursuit Of Love ch. 26
Rachel's POV
I can't for my date with Santana and I have everything plan for optimal romance and wooing factors plus I want this date to go well to prove to her that I'm invested in seeing could of this relationship if it's turns into a romantic or a platonic one. Although I am hoping that it's a romantic one but I will be perfectly fine with something platonic but still. Once school was over, the raven haired Cheerio and I went to our separate houses to get ready even she has been trying all day to get me to tell her where we were going but I refuse to say a word because I wanted it to be a surprise.
I'm not exactly sure what I'm supposed to do on a date because I've never been on one with a woman and it's all to me but I want it to special and memorable for the both of us so I decided on a black strapless dress that comes to about an inch above my knees, black flats, a simple dark blue cardigan. I applied light makeup to my face and combed through my hair as it flow past my shoulders before grabbing my purse and my keys before heading out the door… at least I tried to as the voice of my Daddy stops me.
"Where are you going all dressed up?" Daddy asked raising an eyebrow.
"I have a date tonight. I'll be back before curfew"
"With who? Please tell me it's not with that Finn" Daddy said pinching the bridge of his nose.
"No Daddy, it's not with Finn" I said as he sighs in relief. "It's with… Santana"
Daddy stares at me with a blank look on his face for a moment as I bit my lip nervously waiting for him to something, anything instead of this silence that's fallen between then he turns around to walk into the living room.
"Okay, have fun and be home by 11:30" Daddy said from the living room.
"What? That's it?" I asked surprised.
"Oh and tell Santana that I said hello" Daddy said sounding amused.
I smiled before walking out of the house and getting into my car, driving towards Santana in ten minutes as I pulled up into her driveway and parking the car then getting out. I nervously walk to the porch and with every step, I hear my heart beating faster and faster than normal as I lifted my hand to knock on the front door but for some reason, I couldn't bring myself to knock.
What if I screw this up and Santana hates our date? If she decides that she doesn't want to go out with me anymore? What if we revert to the way things were before? I don't know if I can handle Santana throwing slushys in my face and insulting me. Maybe I should just turn around, go home and pretend to me sick or something.
That was the plan but before I got a chance to execute it, the door opens to reveal Santana wearing a red blouse that hugs her chest delectably with a leather jacket over it, a pair of black skinny jeans that hugs her hips amazingly and a pair of Nike black/grey sneakers. Her raven hair is in loose waves framing her face gorgeously with the one perfectly sculpted eyebrow being raised as there's a playful smirk on her face as the Cheerio has one hand on her hips.
"Were you even planning on knocking or just standing out here all night?" Santana teases.
"I-I was g-going to knock, Santana" I stammered.
"You're blushing, Shawty" Santana said giggling. "And you look beautiful by the way"
"Thank you and you look very beautiful, yourself" I said smiling shyly.
"Thanks, ready to go?" Santana asked closing her door behind her.
"Wait, you're not leaving Memo home alone, are you?" I asked worried.
"What? Of course not! I got Quinn to baby-sit for me"
"Oh that's good" I said sighing in relief.
I take Santana's hand in mine as I lead her to my car before opening the door for then getting in myself as I start up the car and pulling out of the driveway towards our first destination of the evening. It wasn't even five minutes into the drive before the Cheerio started asking where were going but I wasn't giving anything away much to her dismay but it didn't stop her from asking repeatedly.
"Come on Shawty, tell me where we're going" Santana whines.
"I told you San, that I'm not tell you since it is a surprise" I said giggling.
"You're no fun" Santana said pouting.
"I don't think that you would be here if you didn't think that I was fun" I said smirking.
"Oh how do you know that I'm not trying to get another tastes of your berries, Berry?" Santana asked teasingly.
"I know that you're not" I said hoping that I sounded more confident than I was actually feeling.
"Oh really? Care to elaborate?" Santana asked raising an eyebrow.
"Despite popular belief, I know that everything isn't sorely about sex with you and I know that that you wouldn't have through with this date is you just want to 'get into my panties' if that was your goal"
I looked over at Santana who suddenly gone rather quiet to see that she's looking at me with wide eyes and I mentally pat myself on the back for rendering the Santana Lopez speechless before reaching over to take her hand in my free one. The Latina looks down at our jointed hands before smiling slightly then leaning back in her seat and she was quiet for the rest of the drive which I was thankful for. We finally arrived at our destination which was the parking lot of the Breadstix as the Cheerio's mouth dropped to the ground as we get out of the car.
"Rachel, what are we going at Breadstix? I thought that you're a vegan" Santana asked confused.
"It's true that I am a vegan but you're not and I'm going to convert you unless you want to. Breadstix may not have a lot of vegan option but they do have some options from me to choose from" I said smiling.
"I have I told you how awesome you are" Santana asked grinning from ear to ear.
"No but it can become something that I can get used to. Come on" I said taking her hand in mine.
We walked inside as the waiter looks up from the top of the podium to see us standing us in front of him as his eyes widen to the sizes of dinner plates when he sees Santana before quickly running to the back. I frown slightly at this then turned to see the Cheerio smirking slightly before chuckling softly to herself then realizes that I was looking at her.
"Santana, what was that all about?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Oh they kinda know how I get when I don't get enough breadsticks and they scramble over themselves not to get on my bad side" Santana said shrugging her shoulders. "What can I say? I'm a bitch"
"San, you're not a bitch" I said squeezing her hand.
"Trust me, I'm a bitch. You know it, I know it, they know and most of the town knows. Nothing knew" Santana said.
"I know that you can be… a little on the mean side but that doesn't mean that you're a bitch" I said.
I see a ghost of a smile on that beautiful tanned face but it disappears when the waiter clears his throat to get our attention before leading us to our table then giving us our menus as he turns around to briskly walk away from us causing Santana quiet chuckle. I looked through the menu but I was finding it hard to do as I feel someone staring at me as I looked up from the menu to see the Cheerio ducking her eyes under her menu, bring a smile to my face. It was a few minute before the waiter comes back to take our orders as I ordered a vegan Alfredo as Santana orders spaghetti with extra meatball then the waiter practically runs to the kitchen to put in our orders.
"Doesn't it worry you that they're afraid of you?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Not really, I don't have to worry about them screwing up my order" Santana said smirking. "But I don't want to think about them especially when I'm with you"
"Awww San, that's so sweet" I cooed.
"I have my moments"
"Can I ask you something?"
"You just did but go ahead" Santana said smiling.
"Why did you join the Cheerios?" I asked curious.
"Well you know that I joined in 8th grade with Quinn and Brittany. I did it because I wanted to go something with my best friends, the popularity that came with it, it would be a lot easier if to protect Brittany" Santana said shrugging her shoulders.
"What do you mean easier to protect Brittany?" I asked confused.
"Well you know how she is and she's too naïve for her own good as it makes it easier for other to take advantage of her. If I could get the popular with the help of the Cheerios uniform, I could make sure that nobody would take advantage of her trusting nature" Santana explains
"You're a good friend, Santana and I'm sure that Brittany appreciates it" I said smiling.
"Yeah, just don't tell her that what I've been doing or she'll try to make me stop, thinking that she doesn't need to be protected. I love the girl but I don't want her getting hurt" Santana said smiling slightly.
"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me" I said giggling.
The waiter returns with our food and more breadsticks making Santana very happy and we talk about everything from school to our friends to our dreams as she didn't seem to mind me rambling about my dreams about Broadway. The Cheerio seem to be actually listening to what I was saying instead of tuning me out like others like Finn have done multiple times when I open my mouth and I like that as we spend our time talking and eating before moving on to our next destination.
I reached for my wallet in my purse to pay our meal but Latina beat me to it and I was going to protest but she just smile kindly as she leads me to the car. I drive us a little further out to this place called Lights Out as it's a laser tag/mini golf place as Santana's eye widen as she bounces up and down excitedly in her seat like a little kid on Christmas morning. I knew that I made the right decision in coming here as the Latina practically drags me inside and I struggled a little to keep up.
"What are we doing here? I haven't been here in years" Santana said grinning.
"I may or may not have talked to Quinn for some suggestions on where to take you for our date. She said how you love this place when you were younger and how you don't get to come out here much so I thought that I would take you" I said smiling.
I wasn't expecting Santana to kiss me like she did but I have to admit that it feels amazing as she pulls back causing me to let out a small whimper at the loss of contact to look at her in a daze. The Latina giggle a little before pecking me on the lip once more as she takes my hand in hers then leading me inside of the building to a teenager, leading against the counter, reading a magazine and a bored expression on his face before looking up at us.
He sighs to himself before explaining the rules to us then giving us the gear to put on ourselves before letting us pick what side we wanted to be on since we needed have more players. The Cheerio and I decided to be on the same team for the first round as we're put on the same team as a group of guys who were from the fraternity on Ohio University and I was a little nervous about this because I never done this before. Santana was able to pick up on this before wrapping her arm around my waist, pulling me in close then lightly pressing her lips against my forehead.
"Don't worry, I won't let anything have to you. I got your back" Santana said smiling.
"Thank you Santana, I appreciate it" I said smiling shyly.
"Plus I'll get to stare at your ass" Santana said grinning.
"Santana!" I said smacking on her the shoulder.
"I love it when you scream my name" Santana said wriggling her eyebrows suggestively.
"Must you be so crude?" I asked.
"You know that you like it" Santana said giggling.
I rolled my eyes at her as the game begins and lights down with everyone hiding behind the equipment to get the jump on the other team and stick close to Santana who was very good at this. I felt better knowing that I had the Cheerio on my side as I learned as I go to play, firing at the opposing them and I see why others find this enjoyable but I still don't condone violence. As the game continues, we were ahead by a few points as I crawled down behind the equipment when I see someone's feet walking past and I fired at the person, shocking them in the progress before moving to the next person but I didn't get the chance when the timer goes off, signaling the end of the game. The frat guys on my team cheered loudly as I looked up at the scoreboard to see that we won and a few of them patted me on the back with Santana walking up to me, high-fiving me.
"Down for another game?" Santana asked grinning.
"Yes" I said with a nod.
We played a few more rounds of laser tag and it was quite enjoyable with myself and Santana being on separate teams as she went after me quite lot during it. By the end of it, the Latina had a smug look on her face as she places the gear on the counter as I did the same but I wasn't happy that I was singled out by her although I did still had a good time.
"Awww don't pout Hermosa, it's unbecoming" Santana said snickering slightly.
I tried to figure out what the nickname means as Santana notices the look of confusion on my face.
"It means beautiful" Santana said casually.
"Y-You think that I'm b-beautiful?" I asked blushing.
"Of course I do" Santana said smiling softly.
"T-Thank you" I said looking away shyly.
"Don't look away from me, I like it when you look at me" Santana said lifting my chin.
I feel my heart beating faster than it ever has before as Santana holds my gaze for who knows how long before leaning forward, capturing my lips in a chaste kiss as her other hand takes a hold of my hip, pulling me into her. Our bodies melted into each other perfectly as I held onto her shoulders to keep upright or else I would have fallen over as our lips dances around each other with the cheers and hollers of our teammates in the background. I pulled back, feeling rather lightheaded as the Latina looks at me like I'm the only person in the room with her and I couldn't help but feel incredibly special in this moment.
"Lets get out of here" Santana said giving me a quick peck.
"O-Okay"
~Nicole The Dragon Rider signing off
End of ch. 26